I then clicked on some of these and it turns out that not only these post are near identical, but that they have similar features: same posts, same links and same number of tweets (around 10.7k).

Crucially, if you click on the link viid.me…. it will take you to an advertisement. So it seems as though all these accounts are automated. They relay highly charged political news and bait people into clicking on those links to make advertising money.

The book traces how football finally took off in the US. And indeed, the most recent data confirm the main premise of the book.

By the end of 2016, the average attendance at MLS games stood at 21,692. This is 1,000 more than French Ligue 1 as of December 2016.

Meanwhile NBC made a calculated bet by broadcasting live premiership games. Very quickly cautious optimism gave way to outright euphoria. According to Comcast,

Nearly 10 million viewers have tuned in to NBC Sports Group’s Premier League coverage since Aug. 17, leading to a 67 percent daily viewership increase for NBCSN, marking the largest cable sports network growth over that span. Meanwhile, mobile viewership continues its rapid growth; fans have streamed nearly 35 million minutes via NBC Sports Live Extra over that span.

Even considering US trending tweets, today’s game between Manchester City and Arsenal was in consistently in the top 10 trends for the duration of the game. See the hashtags #MCFCvsAFC.

It takes a lot these days to have your curriculum vitae or résumé noticed.

Linkedin, the popular professional network site claims “187 million members” according to a company press release.

The Wall Street Journal reported that Starbucks received 7.6 million applications for 65,000 openings; an average of 115 submissions per job. In a separate blog post, the WSJ revealed that in the fourth quarter of 2011 the “number of applications submitted per job opening fell to 118 … from 187 during the same period in 2010”.

The best way to get noticed is of course through personal connections. There is nothing more effective than meeting the right manager or recruiter at the right time (just before they are planning to open a position).

Another way, specifically in the creative industries, is to publish a creative c.v. and post it on pinterest. Here is a link to my board with my favourite creative c.v.’s.. If you would like to post yours, just let me know and I will publish it.